RIP
Sculpture
ca. 2005 (made)
ca. 2005 (made)
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Place of origin |
Koen Vanderstukken is Belgium's leading contemporary glass maker. His glass sculptures recall human figures and African masks. The objects are cast in sand moulds in which pigments are sprinkled before the cast is made. These melt into the glass and lend the sculptures a ceramic appearance. This technique results in robust, mysterious sculptures that reveal, according to the angle of the light, the material they are made of. Its shape is based on his familiar 'masks', but the piece has a higher level of abstraction. Both shape and surface treatment - in black and white and various shades of grey - are particularly strong in this version of the 'Born Again' series.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | RIP (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Glass, cast in a sand mould, pigments |
Brief description | 'RIP', sand-cast glass, Koen Vanderstukken, Belgium, ca.2005 |
Physical description | Glass sculpture recalling an african mask or human figure, cast in a sand mould sprinkled with pigments which melt into the glass and lend the sculptures a ceramic quality. |
Gallery label | Koen Vanderstukken (born 1964)
RIP
2006
Koen Vanderstukken is Belgium’s leading glass artist. His sculptures recall human figures and African masks. They are cast in sand moulds in which pigments are sprinkled before the cast is made. These pigments melt into the glass and lend the sculptures a ceramic appearance. But in certain angles of light, their true material is revealed. [55 words]
Belgium (Niel)
Cast in a sand mould sprinkled with pigments.
Museum no. C.138-2006
(March 2015) |
Summary | Koen Vanderstukken is Belgium's leading contemporary glass maker. His glass sculptures recall human figures and African masks. The objects are cast in sand moulds in which pigments are sprinkled before the cast is made. These melt into the glass and lend the sculptures a ceramic appearance. This technique results in robust, mysterious sculptures that reveal, according to the angle of the light, the material they are made of. Its shape is based on his familiar 'masks', but the piece has a higher level of abstraction. Both shape and surface treatment - in black and white and various shades of grey - are particularly strong in this version of the 'Born Again' series. |
Collection | |
Accession number | C.138-2006 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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